Most sports only have one or two arbitrary rules, and they tend to use numbers that make sense. 10 feet, at the time, was probably the lowest whole number that prevented dunking.
It's coming from the fact that the best baseball team ever went like 120-42. The best basketball team went 72-10. The best football team was perfect, although I'll concede that they don't play enough games for the results to be statistically significant, and the best hockey team prolly won at least 65 (I'm too lazy to look it up)
In football, play resumes where you are after the first and third quarters, so your idea would have the better team win. Furthermore, field position after the punt matters, so if they are going 3 and out, you'll prolly get a TD with one 50-yard-pass.
Make hits count is the same as 'get lucky because you did well at the time it matters.' It's like if I hit you in Brawl right into Pictochat's spikes. Dep derp I got my hit at the right time I deserve to win. Even better, what if the one Judgment Hammer I connect with the whole match is a '9.' Total skill, right?
Honestly, if you can't refute the arguments you made by yourself, then I'm prolly wasting my time with this post.
Well, I think I'm a bit confused by some of what you're saying. I don't see how getting hits in baseball is anything other than skill. They swing the bat and hit the ball the pitcher threw. Where's the luck? Getting a hit while a runner is on base is a sign of skill under pressure. It's not like they close their eyes and hope for the best.
As for sports using numbers that makes sense, why is it that other sports' random numbers can make sense, but baseball's can't? The height in basketball is to prevent dunking, at that time? Ok, perhaps 3 outs had a practical reason when they came up with it. Same with strikes and balls. I don't know my baseball history, but if you can make up hypothetical reasons to support your ideas, then I can too.
Also, a reason why even the best baseball teams might perhaps not do so well is because they have generally 4-5 pitchers on a rotation. Even the best teams will have pitchers that aren't as good as the others, and then they need the bullpen too. The team changes every night. And yes, other sports may change the lineups, or have injuries, but baseball and the nature of pitching forces the team to play different players each night.
As for my hypothetical football game, I was assuming (and I should have stated) that the team with two 50-yard passes each quarter only makes those passes on their possessions, and loses the ball without scoring each time, like in a baseball game where more hits doesn't necessarily lead to victory. My example was overly complicated and not very good. I'll try again; more simply, does the team with more yards gained in the game always win? No? But then, shouldn't they? Same idea.
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Anyway, on topic, steroids are stupid. I think a positive test should eliminate all records, past and present, for that player, since their honesty and validity are compromised. Also, a ban from the Hall of Fame. Steroids may make games more exciting, with more home runs and higher scores, but they lose the classic tradition of the game, and the faith of the fans, in the process. They need to ban users for life. Make an example of them, and the game might save itself.
